- -: Comic Book Heroines: Sex, Violence and Objectification
October 2, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/22/The_Supergirls_The_History_of_Comic_Book_Heroines Supergirls author Mike Madrid describes the hyper-sexualization of comic book heroines. Madrid claims the trend began in the 1990s and often blurs the line between mainstream and adult entertainment. ...
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- -: Naomi Klein Urges Civil Disobedience at COP15 Protests
December 17, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/12/15/Klein_Gives_Monsanto_Award_for_Worst_Climate_Lobbyist Journalist Naomi Klein discusses her hopes for the ongoing COP15 protests. She explains that the protests are expressly nonviolent, and says violence will only shift the focus away from the real is...
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- -: Sports, Sex, Scandals, Weather: How News Media Competes
December 24, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/v/c11190 A panel of experts discusses the benefits and challenges of increased competition in the world of news media. While journalist Christine Ockrent argues that competition decreases quality as well as profitability, others contend that it has allowed news ...
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- -: Mexico Drug Violence Becoming America's Concern, Says Rice
October 21, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/10/18/Condoleezza_Rice_Extraordinary_Ordinary_People In addition to ongoing concerns over Iraq and Afghanistan, argues former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, America should be wary of instability in a closer neighbor -- Mexico. Escalating drug violence...
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- -: Clinton: US Shares Responsibility for Mexican Drug War
October 27, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/10/15/Secretary_of_State_Hillary_Rodham_Clinton_at_Climate_One Secretary of State Hillary Clinton claims shared responsibility, on behalf of the U.S., for Mexico's drug war. Clinton offers support for the Mexican government in their efforts to combat drug-r...
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- -: V-Day Congo: Eve Ensler Builds 'City of Joy' for Rape Victims
March 8, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/03/02/I_Am_An_Emotional_Creature_An_Evening_with_Eve_Ensler Eve Ensler, V-Day founder and author of The Vagina Monologues, discusses her efforts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to end sexual violence against women. Ensler is creating the City of Joy...
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- -: Why Every Good Novel Needs Comedy, Filth and Sex
July 29, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/06/21/Howard_Jacobson_Return_of_the_Wry Howard Jacobson, the Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Finkler Question, argues that the rebellious nature of comedy is an integral part of any good novel. "It's a rebellion against everything; against the idea o...
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- -: Hugh Mackay on the Human Desire to Be Taken Seriously
August 4, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/03/22/Hugh_Mackay_What_Makes_Us_Tick Hugh Mackay, author of What Makes Us Tick?, examines how the desire to be taken seriously affects human behavior. "If we're not taken seriously enough it usually brings out the worst in us," says Mackay. "Much anger in h...
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- -: Male Role Models: Preventing Violence Against Women
October 4, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/wie_symposium_2011 Tony Porter, co-founder of A Call to Men, stresses the importance of positive role models for young boys - men who both speak out and live a life against domestic violence. ----- WIE Inspiration Day: Men Playing Their Part for Wom...
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- -: Addressing Sexual Violence in Our Schools
April 5, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Vice President Joe Biden visits the University of New Hampshire to raise awareness and announce a new Administration effort to help the nation's schools address sexual violence. April 4, 2011
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